Beekeepers count cost of floods

The Queensland Beekeepers Association (QBA) says apiarists have lost thousands of hives in the state's floods.

The losses have been heaviest in Texas, Chinchilla and Taroom in southern Queensland and Rockhampton and Bundaberg in the central region.

QBA president Trevor Weatherhead says some beekeepers have had their livelihoods destroyed.

"One beekeeper at Chinchilla has lost about 470 hives and another one who had hives up around Bundaberg, he's lost ... 370, 380, other beekeepers have lost a hundred or more in one go - some a significant part of their income," he said.

The QBA has also asked beekeepers to contact their local council about mosquito spraying programs.

"If they know exactly where they're going to spray or whether it's just broad spraying so that the only real way to take hives out, but some may not be able to get to them either with the boggy conditions all they can really do is try to cover the hives to stop the bees from flying while they're actually spraying," he said.